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* blogpost about MSS until 9.0.0 developmemt

Author: ReimarBauer

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+title:  "MSS 9.0.0 All Components of MSS"
+date:   2024-05-22 17:10:11 +0100
+categories: MSS update release
+---
+
+## All Components of MSS
+
+With installing MSS you get all components described in our [docs](https://mss.readthedocs.io/en/stable/components.html). 
+- MSUI (Mission Support User Interface): user interface to connect to WMS services and MSColab servers
+- MSWMS/WMS: based Web Map Service 1.1.1/1.3.0 interface to provide forecast data from numerical weather predictions to the MSUI
+- MSColab: collaborative environment for MSUI, with additional features such as chat-messages and keeping track of the made changes.
+
+Everything is included in the [package](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/mss).
+
+You can setup your own WMS servers and provide your own plotting methods. Also you can setup your own MSColab collaboration server. 
+And of course you can use our MSUI.
+
+
+
+## MSUI
+Our userinterface has majored and this is a short overview.
+
+> ![image](/assets/msui-9.0.0_after_login.png)
+> 
+> The left side shows the connection to an mscolab server and the right side how it looks like after a login
+
+The UI can be used with our or others WMS servers
+
+> ![image](/assets/msui-9.0.0_public_eccharts.png)
+> 
+> Showing a parameter by using the https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/CKB/WMS+for+CAMS+Global+and+European+air+quality+products
+
+Our WMS server in difference of the common OGC WMS Servers is able to provide data for a side or linear view.
+These views are needed for planning athmospheric research aircraft missions.
+
+
+> ![image](/assets/msui-9.0.0_linear_sideview.png)
+>
+> Showing a linearview of BrONO2 and a sideview from campaigns 2019 data along a flightpath. 
+
+For more examples please watch some of our tutorial movies on https://mss.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tutorial.html
+
+
+## Changelog of major versions: 
+
+Version 9.0.0
+-------------
+
+Nilupul Manodya implemented SAML 2.0 (Security Assertion Markup
+Language) Authentication. MSColab can now be configured with an existing
+IdP or multiple IdPs. In this way, a user can authenticate themselves in
+one system and gain access to another system by providing proof of
+authentication. In our documentation in the Components section you find
+a detailed description.
+
+Matthias Riße refactored the test suite and optimized and accelerated
+our CI test runs. All tests run in parallel now and are not retried upon
+failure, and most tests are also executed in a randomized order,
+instilling more confidence in the results. Quite a bit of duplicated
+code was unified, mostly using pytest fixtures. Additionally, CI test
+runs now also happen on x86_64- and ARM-based macOS.
+
+Jörn Ungermann refactored various parts of MSColab for faster processing
+with fewer requests.
+
+Reimar Bauer refactored the tutorials and the documentation shows now
+mp4 files embedded in html5.
+
+#### HINT:
+
+The syntax of the server configuration of MSColab and MSWMS has changed.
+We removed the class definition. For MSColab we have added new
+configuration options related to SAML2. The change on the MSColab server
+also required changes on the MSUI handling the MSColab login. These
+changes are not backwards compatible. MSColab Server and MSUI Client must use
+versions >=9.0.0. We introduced a MSCOLAB_auth_user_name in the
+users configuration which simplifies the login process.
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/93?closed=1>
+
+
+Version 8.0.0
+-------------
+
+Sreelakshmi Jayarajan created a new CLI module for automated plotting by
+an user and refactored existing plotting and QT based classes modules.
+These classes can be used for plotting purposes without involving
+QT-based GUI and Interactive functionalities. Users can retrieve a set
+of plots for several flights or hundreds of time-steps during
+post-campaign analysis or when compiling an overview over flights of a
+campaign for a daily briefing. This allows users to retrieve similar
+plots of the same parameters such as map section, level etc., on a daily
+basis. The initial idea stems from Jörn Ungermann. GSoC mentors were
+Reimar Bauer, Jörn Ungermann, Christian Rolf, Sonja Gisinger
+
+Jatin Jain did UI and server improvements in his GSoC project. Users can
+now, compare and plot multiple flightpaths on topview. This feature can
+be used for flightpathes or MSColab operations. A fligthpath style width
+can be changed. Timestamps are dislayed below each message in MSColab.
+Mscolab Operations in use for more than 30 days, move to an inactive
+list. The initial idea for multiple flightpaths on topview stems from
+bkirbus. GSoC mentors were Reimar Bauer, Jörn Ungermann, Sonja Gisinger
+
+With MSS 8.0.0 we base our installation on miniforge. This has mamba in
+the base environment. Mambaforge is discouraged of September 2023.
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/81?closed=1>
+
+
+Version 7.0.0
+-------------
+
+This is a refactoring release for consistent nameings. Over the last six
+years MSS has grown and we created the Open-MSS organization with the
+move to github in 2021. In this we have many repositories that support
+our work on the Mission Support System. We use the term MSS for the
+whole thing today. Therefore, we would like to give more appropriate
+names to the individual components.
+
+#### HINT:
+
+
+We changed: 
+- command mss was renamed to msui
+- constants.MSS_CONFIG_PATH to constants.MSUI_CONFIG_PATH
+- constants.MSS_SETTINGS to constants.MSUI_SETTINGS
+- class MissionSupportSystemDefaultConfig to class MSUIDefaultConfig
+- class MSS_AboutDialog to class class MSUI_AboutDialog
+- class MSS_LV_Options_Dialog to class MSUI_LV_Options_Dialog
+- class MSS_PerformanceSettingsWidget to class MSUI_PerformanceSettingsWidget
+- class MSS_ShortcutsDialog to class MSUI_ShortcutsDialog
+- class MSS_SV_OptionsDialog to class MSUI_SV_OptionsDialog
+- class MSS_TV_MapAppearanceDialog to class MSUI_TV_MapAppearanceDialog
+- class MSSLinearViewWindow to class MSUILinearViewWindow
+- class MSSMainWindow to class MSUIMainWindow
+- class MSSMplViewWindow to class MSUIMplViewWindow
+- class MSSMscolab to class MSUIMscolab
+- class MSSSideViewWindow to class MSUISideViewWindow
+- class MSSTableViewWindow to class MSUITableViewWindow
+- class MSSTopViewWindow to class MSUITopViewWindow
+- class MSSWebMapService to class MSUIWebMapService
+
+Configurations:
+- Env var MSS_CONFIG_PATH to MSUI_CONFIG_PATH
+- directory for msui_settings.json from ~/.config/mss to ~/.config/msui
+- mss_settings.json to msui_settings.json
+- mss_wms_settings.py to mswms_settings.py
+- mss_wms_auth.py to mswms_auth.py
+- mss_mscolab_auth.py to mscolab_auth.py
+
+We moved:
+- mslib.msui.mss_qt to mslib.utils.qt
+- mslib.msui.mss_pyui to mslib.msui.msui
+
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/68?closed=1>
+
+
+Version 6.0.0
+-------------
+
+Aravind Murali redesigned in google summer of code 2021 the MSUI
+interface. This now connects in a user-friendly way the editing of
+flight paths locally or remotely with other users. Many of Jörn
+Ungermann\'s ideas were implemented. In addition, Aravind Murali has
+improved a configuration editor for our json mss_settings file and made
+this user-friendly. The initial idea of the new editor stems from Reimar
+Bauer. GSoC mentors were Jörn Ungermann, May Bär, Reimar Bauer
+
+Hrithik Kumar Verma developed a toolchain for the automatic creation of
+tutorials in the Google Summer of Code 2021. This simplifies the
+creation of video tutorials in a similar way to updating tests. Using
+these tutorial scripts to create videos also increases test coverage.
+The initial idea stems from Reimar Bauer. GSoC mentors were Reimar
+Bauer, May Bär
+
+Jörn Ungermann improved kml visualizing the same way as of a flightpath.
+
+Reimar Bauer improved permissions, projects and signalling for mscolab.
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/50?closed=1>
+
+
+Version 5.0.0
+-------------
+
+This release brings many improvements to the WMS Server along with new
+features for the UI. May Bär implemented a gallery feature. On demand a
+WMS server can show what kind of view graphics are provided. Optional
+the source for creating the graphics can be published over the web
+service too. By this any existing server shows examples how to create
+graphics. Have a look on our documentation on
+<https://mss.readthedocs.io/en/stable/gallery/index.html> for this
+feature.
+
+The linear styles got improved to work also on .ml files
+
+We refactored some of our oldest code in thermolib and moved to the
+famous metpy module. A new docking widget for topview was introduced for
+integrating airbase data by openaip.net and ourairports.com
+
+Newer versions than 5.0.0 can now use the built-in update feature on
+command line or by the UI.
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/59?closed=1>
+
+
+### Version 4.0.0
+
+This release brings a new view mode of 1-D samples along the flight
+path. Also in sideview waypoint symbols and corresponding vertical lines
+can be switched off. A lot of UI improvements, e.g. import and export
+filters, topview history and home button implemented for steorographic
+projections
+
+#### HINT:
+
+
+For using the 1-D samples along the flight path you have to add a
+configuration to your mss_wms_settings.py. Similiar as to the other
+layers add:
+
+``` {.python}
+register_linear_layers = None
+if mpl_lsec_styles is not None:
+    register_linear_layers = [
+        # ECMWF standard 1D section styles.
+        (mpl_lsec_styles.LS_DefaultStyle, "air_temperature", ["ecmwf_EUR_LL015"]),
+        (mpl_lsec_styles.LS_DefaultStyle, "divergence_of_wind", ["ecmwf_EUR_LL015"]),
+    ]
+```
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/52?closed=1>
+
+
+### Version 3.0.0
+
+May Bär implemented multilayer support for the Server and Client. By
+this Layers have a selectable priority in which they will be displayed.
+The multilayers are searchable and filterable. Layer parameters can be
+synchronized. The used style of each layer is persistently stored. The
+selection of layers is supported by favorization.
+
+#### Hint:
+
+With version 3.0.0 we change our default channel order. conda-forge is
+now sorted before defaults.
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/3?closed=1>
+
+
+### Version 2.0.0
+
+Shivashis Padhi created the fundament for a collaboration server in the
+MSS project in google summer of code 2019. Tanish Grover continued this
+work in the google summer of code 2020 and overworked our user
+interface. The initial idea of mscolab stems from Reimar Bauer. GSoC
+mentors were Reimar Bauer and Jörn Ungermann. In addition to the mswms
+server the project now has a mscolab server for editing a flight path.
+
+Vaibhav Mehra has integrated an editor for the MSS setting file.
+
+The KML docking widget was improved in google summer of code 2020 by
+Aryan Gupta. GSoC mentors were Jörn Ungermann and Christian Rolf.
+Initial idea of the project by Jörn Ungermann.
+
+All changes: <https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/milestone/7>
+
+With Version 2.0.0 we changed to semantic versioning scheme, for older changes read our
+[CHANGES.rst](https://github.com/Open-MSS/MSS/blob/develop/CHANGES.rst)
+